HR-3287 : Still Just a Bill


Tax Relief and Expedited Assistance for Disasters Act of 2019 or the TREAD Act

This bill provides tax relief for qualified disaster areas (i.e., an area, excluding a California wildfire disaster area, for which a major disaster was declared on or after January 1, 2018). Specifically, the bill provides for distributions and loans from retirement plans for disaster assistance, a tax credit for wages paid by employers in a qualified disaster area, a temporary suspension of limitations on the deductibility of charitable contributions, and an automatic extension of filing deadlines for taxpayers affected by disasters.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-06-13IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.House floor actions
2019-06-13IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Taxation
Related Subjects
  • Charitable contributions
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Income tax credits
  • Income tax deductions
  • Income tax deferral
  • Income tax exclusion
  • Natural disasters
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Tax treatment of families
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Wages and earnings
Related Geographic Entities
  • Guam
  • Northern Mariana Islands
Related Organizations